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R&D internationalization strategies of the world's top corporate R&D investors

Belitz, Heike; Lejpras, Anna - 2021

their home country only. Our study confirms former results of the literature that R&D offshoring is used by leading R …

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Trends in the Internationalisation of R&D : the German perspective

Beise, Marian; Belitz, Heike - 1998

In this paper we present latest facts about the R&D activities of German multinational companies abroad and R&D activities of foreign companies in Germany. These results confirm that Germany is still an attractive location for R&D activites of multinational companies in many technological...

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Offshoring and Labor Income Risk

Hogrefe, Jan - 2012

This paper analyzes the impact increased offshoring has on labor income risk. It is therefore distinct from a large … offshoring trends at the sector level. Importantly, we distinguish between transitory and permanent shocks to individual income …-insurable. It thus has a particular relevance for individual welfare. Our findings suggest that offshoring tends to lower permanent …

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Intermediation in foreign trade: when do exporters rely on intermediaries?

Schröder, Philipp J. H.; Trabold, Harald; … - 2003

The paper explores theoretically and empirically why trade intermediaries (TIs) are frequently used as agents for exports to some countries but not to others. We adapt a standard intra-industry trade model with variable export costs (e.g. transport) and fixed export costs (e.g. market access) to...

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Outsourcing and the demand for low-skill labour in German manufacturing : new evidence

Geishecker, Ingo - 2002

This paper analyses how international outsourcing has affected the relative demand for low skilled workers in Germany … disentangle international outsourcing and trade in final goods more accurately. The main finding is that during the 1990s … international outsourcing had a significant negative impact on the relative demand for low-skilled workers, explaining between 19 …

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Bayesian Estimation of Cox Models with Non-Nested Random Effects : An Application to the Ratification of Ilo Conventions by Developing Countries

Horny, Guillaume; Boockmann, Bernhard; Djurdjevic, Dragana - 2008

We use a multivariate hazard model for the analysis of data on the timing of ratifications of different ILO conventions by developing countries. The model accounts for two random effects, one at the country level and the other at the convention level. After investigating identification, we use a...

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The Effect of Ilo Minimum Age Conventions on Child Labour and School Attendance

Boockmann, Bernhard - 2008

Child labour has always been one of the core concerns of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). In this paper, we investigate whether ILO conventions have contributed to reducing the scale of the problem. We use two approaches to answering the question. Evidence based on country-level data...

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Offshoring and ICT – Evidence for German Manufacturing and Service Firms

Rasel, Fabienne - 2013

In this paper, I analyse the relationship between offshoring and ICT at the firm level differentiating between … measures, overall, the results reveal a positive relationship between offshoring and ICT. Thus, they support the argument that … ICT might be relevant for offshoring. Controlling for other firm characteristics, software to coordinate and to manage the …

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Market size and factor endowment : explaining comparative advantage in bilateral trade by differences in income and per capita income

Schumacher, Dieter - 2001

Using a gravity-type explanation of international trade flows at the industry level, it is shown that the pattern of comparative advantage in terms of sectoral export/import ratios in bilateral trade can be explained by relative income and relative per capita income. Total income of a country is...

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Home market and traditional effects on comparative advantage in a gravity approach

Schumacher, Dieter - 2003

Policy makers in "small" countries facing trade liberalisation have become concerned with the potential loss of manufacturing employment and output to "large" economies in the presence of economies of scale in production and international transport costs. This paper offers a methodology to...

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